Fig. 3

The cytokine concentrations in SHR (black bars) vs. SHR-Dca+/− (grey bars) and SHR-Dca−/− (open bars) adult male rats. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 8/strain). Within the graph, the significance levels of the ANOVA for STRAIN as major factor are indicated as follows: * p < 0.05; † p < 0.01; ‡ p < 0.001. Labels of traits showing significant differences between strains are highlighted in red EPO: erythropoietin, G-CSF: granulocyte-colony stimulating factor, GM-CSF: granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, GRO/KC: chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1, IFN-γ: interferon gamma, IL: interleukins, M-CSF: macrophage colony-stimulating factor, MCP-1: monocyte chemotactic protein 1, MIP-1α: macrophage inflammatory protein 1-alpha, MIP-3α: macrophage inflammatory protein 3-alpha, RANTES: regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted, TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor alpha, VEGF: vascular endothelial growth factor